Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Zhavia

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #3,973 Trend ↓ Falling 75%
Rank 2025
#3,973
among girls · ↓1,199 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
37
named Zhavia · -40% vs 2024
How common
1 in 43,440
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
314 babies
All-time total
1,103
#7,042 all-time among girls
First recorded
2018
in Social Security records

Zhavia popularity over time

1,103 babies have been named Zhavia since 2018, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

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2010s 528 7 535 54 – #882
2020s (to 2025) 568 – 568 95 +77% #1,348

Where Zhavia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 24 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 18 0.01 outside top 500
2030 16 0.01 outside top 500

Where Zhavia is most popular

Girls named Zhavia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.050 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Florida, and Pennsylvania.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Zhavia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Washington 10 0.069 +39%
Florida 29 0.068 +36%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 ≈ national
Arizona 7 0.050 ≈ national
Texas 37 0.046 -8%
Illinois 10 0.044 -12%
California 34 0.040 -19%
New York 16 0.040 -19%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -56%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Zhavia

Zhavia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,973 in 2025 with 37 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2018, 1,103 American babies have been named Zhavia. Its peak came in 2018, when 314 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zhavia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zhavia?

The median living Zhavia is about 5 years old; half are between 3 and 7. An estimated 1,100 people named Zhavia are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zhavia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 37 #3,973 – –
2024 62 #2,774 – –
2023 69 #2,587 – –
2022 118 #1,762 – –
2021 118 #1,749 – –
2020 164 #1,348 – –
2019 221 #1,108 – –
2018 307 #882 7 #10,751
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zhavia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zhavia?

The median living Zhavia is about 5 years old. Half of all living Zhavias are between 3 and 7 years old.

How many people named Zhavia are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Zhavia are alive in the United States, based on 1,103 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zhavia in 2025?

Zhavia ranked #3,973 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 37 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zhavia?

1,103 babies have been named Zhavia in the United States since 2018, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zhavia most popular?

Zhavia peaked in 2018, when 314 newborns received the name.

Is Zhavia a boy or girl name?

Zhavia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zhavia rising or falling?

Zhavia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zhavia become more popular?

Zhavia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 16 girls named Zhavia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Zhavia

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